Thursday, April 14, 2011

www.CivilWarUSA150.com Selected for The Library of Congress Civil War Archive. The Library of Congress Web Archives has selected Rovere Publishing's www.CivilWarUSA150.com to be included in it's Civil War is collections of archived web sites.The Civil War 150 posters site was selected by Library project specialists who collect, catalog, provide access, and preserve digital materials for future generations of researchers. The site will be available to researchers in the archive soon.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Fort Sumter Flag in Union Square New York CityMajor Anderson brought the flag to New York City on April 20, 1861, it was flown from a statue of George Washington in Union Square. More than 100,000 people thronged the Square it was the , the largest public gathering in the country up to that time.From Wikipedia

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Clarence D. McKenzie, Brooklyn's Drummer Boy Brooklyn's Drummer Boy Brooklyn born Clarence McKenzie 12, joined the Brooklyn Thirteenth Regiment as a drummer boy. He lost his life when a musket accidentally discharged. A statue in his honor stands in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Civil War 150th Anniversary Regiment PostersFrom CivilWarUSA150.comRovere has produced three posters that include all the regiments that served in the Civil War. The first has Union & Confederate regiments together listed by state. The second has Union regiments and the third has Confederate regiments.www.CivilWarUSA150.com

Friday, April 1, 2011

Itay150th Anniversary PosterRovere launches Italy 150th Anniversary Poster at reception with President of Italy. As part of Rovere Publishing ongoing collaboration with Italian cultural organizations. Rovere created a poster to mark the 150th Anniversary of Italy's unification for the Italian Heritage & Culture Committee of New York,. The President of Italy received Rovere;'s Italy's 150th Anniversary Poster at a private reception held for the President on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the St. Regis Hotel, in New York City. The President, observed all of Italy's towns, cities, provinces and regions on the poster and, of course, was proud to see his own Regione di Campania as he looked carefully at the poster.www.roverepublishing.com

President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano with Joseph Sciame, President IHCC of NY